The world of our childhood when giant monsters captured our imaginations

Experience a world where the enormous monsters from Japan's 1970s go on the rampage every Friday. In this rustic town of tranquil daysand idyllic scenery, there lies a nostalgic tale sure to warm your heart.

Kaz Ayabe Millennium Kitchen

Kaz Ayabe has been a key figure in the Japanese game industry since 1986, when he began developing games for the Famicom. He is best known for capturing the hearts of Japanese fans with the rich stories featured in the Boku no Natsuyasumi (Summer Holidays 20th Century) series, for which he developed the concept, script, and background layout design. The game was presented the New Wave Award at the Japan Game Awards, and both Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 and Bokura no Kazoku (My Family Growing up in the 21st Century) were selected by cultural affairs judges at the Japan Media Arts Festival. ATTACK OF THE FRIDAY MONSTERS! A TOKYO TALE is hisfirst directorial work since Boku no Nastuyasumi and will be the first of his titlesto be released outside of Japan.

Creator of

• Boku no Natsuyasumi (Summer Holidays 20th Century) Series• Bokura no Kazoku (My Family Growing up in the 21st Century) and many more

CEO / Game Designer

''The world inside of the hero shows,where enormous monsters emerge formed the concept of this title. You will become a child that lives in this town and experience thisworld first-hand.''

Step into the life of Sohta, the young son of a family that has just set up a dry cleaners shop in the idyllic town of Fuji no Hana. In his interactions with the town's unique residents, episodic mysteries are revealed that portend to the strange events surrounding the appearance of a giant monster every Friday. And finally, when Friday evening falls, the giant monster will appear right before your eyes!

A touching drama about family, friendship, and the innocence of being a child unfolds against hand-drawn backgrounds, charming music, and memorable characters.

MONSTER CARDS AREALL THE RAGE!

The children of Fuji no Hana are gripped by the latest collectible craze -- Monster Cards! Collect the ''Monster Glims'' scattered around town to form a Monster Card, and once you've collected five cards, Sohta can battle his friends for dominance... Literally!

Winning at Monster Cards makes you the ''boss'' of your opponent, giving you the chance to collect useful information, more Monster Glims, and even to cast a secret spell on your friends that will make them fall down at your whim. Why? Because that's the rules!

A SPECIAL SDD JUNIORMEMBER NOTEBOOK!

As a way to say thank you for your support of innovation and creativity in game design, if you have save data from LIBERATION MAIDEN™, AERO PORTER™, or CRIMSON SHROUD™ on your NINTENDO 3DS™, you can unlock the Space Defense Department Junior Member Notebook containing concept art and illustrations from the game. Save data from any one of the above titles will unlock this content.